Winchester, Virginia is Open for Business
Updated Oct. 24, 2014
Winchester, Virginia is Open for Business . If you listen to the nightly news you would think the country is in the final spirals down the drain, but not in Winchester, VA. In our community, business is booming. The local area is seeing a rise in new businesses. Two restaurants are joining the Winchester community.....

Never Try To Catch A Falling Piano!
Updated Oct. 9, 2013
When I was a pattern day-trader, I had a saying that is relevant to real estate as well. I always said, "You never try to catch a falling piano." Why? I think it's obvious that your chances of survival are very low. My wife has a baby grand piano sitting in our living room, and I can tell you from experience,...

If you're thinking about a short sale - read on . . .
Updated Oct. 9, 2013
If you're thinking about a short sale - read on . . .. So, a short sale means that the Realtor has to be under 5' 3" tall? No, not really, but there are a lot of scammers out there that are trying to convince people in distress that they are short sale experts. In the process, the home goes into foreclosure and the...

Keys to Working With Foreign Clients
Updated Oct. 9, 2013
Keys to Working With Foreign Clients. One of the great privileges I've enjoyed in life has been teaching as an adjunct college professor in Zaporozhye, Ukraine. When communism collapsed, a few US groups went into the Ukraine to set up colleges to help with biblical training for new ministers and...

What can I do to sell my house more quickly?
Updated Oct. 9, 2013
What can I do to sell my house more quickly?. Over all the years I've traveled into the Ukraine to teach, I've had one question asked over and over by my female students. The college I teach in frowns on the use of too much makeup. I get it. They don't want the beautiful Ukrainian girls distracting the...